3. On Tuesday Sept 14, 1948 Jerry laid on the couch groaning audibly when he saw photos of the kill floor at the first commercial food cannery where he recognized his favorite pet goldfish Johnny.

Ans.

3. On Tuesday Sept. 14, 1948, Jerry lay on the couch, groaning audibly when he saw photos of the kill floor at the first commercial food cannery, where he recognized his favorite pet goldfish, Johnny.

1) Sept is an abbreviation; therefore, it must have a period after it. (1pt.)

2) After a date [month day year] a comma must be inserted. [Note: this rule does not apply to international date form] (1 pt.)

3) The correct form of "to lie" in the past tense is "lay" not "laid" (1 pt.)

4) Because "groaning audibly when he saw photos of the kill floor at the first commercial food cannery, where he recognized his favorite pet goldfish, Johnny" is a participial phrase that relates back to the subject (Jerry), it must be set off with a comma. (1 pt.)

5) Because "the first commercial food cannery" is already well-identified (there can only be one first), the relative clause that follows is non-restrictive and must be set off with a comma. (1 pt)

6) Again, because there can bonly one "favorite pet goldfish" of Jerry, this noun is already well-specified, so that means that this relative caluse is non-restrictive.It must, therefore, be set off with a comma. (1 pt.)

Total = 6 pts.